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(No Model.)

J. NUEBLING. INKI'OUNTAIN FOR CHROMATIC PRINTING MACHINES. No. 358,473. r Patented Marel. 1887,

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JOHN NUEBLING,

OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND THOMAS J. GROVES, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Ida-358,473, dated March 1, 1887.

Application filed February 9, 18 86. Serial No. 191,308. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN NUEBLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lnlcFountains for Chromatic-Printing Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in inking-founts for printing establishments, and has for its object to provide an inking apparatus to be used with printing-presses in which an ink-separator.

several different colors may be held and used at the same time. This object is attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specifica- Lion, in which- Figure 1 is a plan from which the reservoir has been removed. Fig. 2 is a detached plan view of the reservoir. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detached view of Fig. 5 is va detached end view of the reservoir. Fig. 6 is a rear view of one of the lower corners of the .fount, the remainder being broken away; Fig. 7, aside elevation of the fount; and Fig. 8, a plan view of portions of the bottom of the fount, showing the spring for separating them in position.

The letter A indicates the reservoir, which is attached to the frame or body of the machine A by the screws G and by the handles a, which are held down at each end of the machine by the screw-eyes b. Astrip, F, of rubber, is attached to the bottom of the reservoir, to prevent the flowing of the ink.-

Bis a piece of metal extending across the machine, which is attached to the piece H (forming part of the bottom or base of the frame A) by means of pins d, which are intended to prevent the piece B from slipping. B are thumb-screws which pass through the piece B and enter the keys 0, and serve the purpose to adjust the keys 0 and bring them close up to the ink-roller J or to remove them farther therefrom. These keys 0 rest upon the bottom H of the frame A and slide freely thereon during the time of adjustment.

The piece H is attached to the bottom H by means of the screw it, and is also provided with tongues h, which enter grooves h near the bottom of the frame A. This construction permits the piece H to be brought closer to or to be removed farther from the'bottom H, as

there is a narrow space between the two, in

which are located one or more springs,j,which are attached to the bottom H and bear against the piece H and tend to force them apart.

The letter D indicates the ink-separators, which are intended to act as partitions to divide the ink-reservoir up into several receptacles for chromatic work, and are adjustable to different distances apart, having a recess cut out of the top covered by a plate, 6, having a thnmbnut, e. The recess is intended to receive a bar, E, upon which the partitions D slide, so that they may be placed different distances apart and be securely held by means of the thumb-nut e. The faces of the partitions or separators are lined with rubber, d, for the purpose of confining the inks.

J is the ink-roller, having bearings in the frame A.

The frame A and baseor bottom H may.

consist of a single casting or of several pieces connected to each other in any suitable man ner. The keys 0 are used for the purpose of regulating the flow of the inks to the roller J. By removing the screw it the piece H may be detached, together with the bar B, and also the whole of the keys 0.

Having described my invention, what I de-- sire to secure by Letters Patent, and claim, is 1. In an ink-fount, the combination, with the ink-reservoir A, of the bars E and the parti- 

